Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-17

MR.. MYLEs EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Mvles then asked, through Mr..
Jones, for permission to address Council
with something in the way of an eXplana-
ton. lie referred to the severe expressions
which had been made against the b. p. W.
and its President during the street car
debate, and said they had no foundation
in fact. He denied that any member OF
the Board, so far rs he knew, had any
stock in the Wheeling Company, and said
that the iutimatiOn that the President Of
the Board would not act impartially was
false. He said he had no desire to be q
member of the Board, but the office had
been forced upon him. He was still OF
the opinion, regarding the Boards, he
had expressed while a member OF Council.
He said, however, that being a member OF
the Board, he would do a. the law requir-
ed. He asked for fair play, and then, if
he did not do what was right, he could be
impeached. Mr.. Myles referred to the in
trryiew had with him by u REGISTER re-
porter, and repeated the explanation be
had then made as to why the Board did not
meet with the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades. Continuing, he said
the very men who tonight were squealing
about the b. p. w. had been the fathers OF
the law creating it. Ifthe Board had too
much liberty, "curtail its powers, but do not
abuse 1t.
The Ohio River railroad ordinance was
then taken up us amended by the First
Branch and passed, and the Second Branch
adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
In the First Branch the first business
taken mp was the ordinance granting GER
tain rights to the Ohio River Railroad on
Thirty-fnurth, Thirty-tilth and Water
streets, the paper being the same heretofore
before the Council with an" amendment max
ing the conditions less Onerous upon the
company. When the paper had been read
the first time Mr.. Delbrugge moved that it
be printed. Lost; ayes j, nays :. On the
second reading OF the ordinance by sections,
in section >, which required a three foot
brick sewer in the alley between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-htth streets, MIR.
| Schultz offered an amendment providing
/ for a thirty inch crock sewer to he attached
| to the Thirty-iilth street sewer and also a
| three foot brick sewer on Thirty-tOuTth
street, running from Market street to the
river. Mr.. Schultze said the company
was a~bundantly able to put down the
sewers. Otherwise they were getting
something for nothing.
Mr.. Tracy thought the sewers asked for
would cost 81, 800 TO y, 900. II the amend
ment was adopted the company would
take its shops to Parkersburg. 1t was the
same old policy Of
THROWING DISTRACTIONS
in the way OF every new enterprise.
Mr.. Schultze changed the three foot
sewer to Il 2O-inch crock sewer, and IN this
shape the amendment was adopted.
MIR. buchanan then offered an amend
ment. requiring the buildings and other
improvements to be commenced within
! three months and completed within one
year, else the grant To be void.
Mr.. DObbins Offered 4 substitute, simply
requiring the Improvements and buildings
TO be commenced within three months,
otherwise the grant to be void. Air. Dob
bins substitute was agreed TO. The
| amended amendment was then adopted,
but in attempting to get Farther the
Branch stalled, and seventeen minutes
were wasted in endeayOrlng 10 pull out Of
the nut. The members cOEldn't make it.
and they had to let = all holds, rcCGESlder
their action and 90 back to the beginning.
The ground was lahOIIOusly and painfully
gone over again, and finally an amendment
by Mr.. Dobbins, requiring the buildings
aud improvements to be commenced with
in three months, otherwise the grant to
be void, was adopted, and the ordinance
passed.
an INVITATION.
: commEpilatiGu Yas read from K.
COwden, corresponding Secretary Of the
Society of the Army OF West Virginia, in
viting the Mayor aud members OF Council,
on behalf of the Executive Committee, to
participate in the grand parade on the 18th
inst. The invitation was accepted.
TOUGH STRUGGLE.
The Citizens Street Railway ordinance
vas then taken up, and the action 0t the
second Branch COncurred in until the
amendment in Section :, striking out the
&. J.. W. from the Joint I~-eeiing with
lie COWHittec gn Streets, Alleys ana
Grades was reached, EEea Hr. Neibrugge
moved to rcinScTt the Board ~ having
Joint jurisdiction with the committee. Mr..
Myles, after some debate, was invited be-
fore the Branch, and repeated the eXpla-
notion made in the Second Branch, and
aIsy as pri.da! in the REGIsrER some
weeks ago. lie Te,tc,"iet ~" assertion
that he w0Eid carry ont thG iaU as ne
found il. without fear or raNOr, until chat
law was repealed, regardless Of the cX-
preston of Council.
Mr.. Schultz said he had failed to hear
an eXplau..tion from Mr.. Mylcs rs 10 why
he had failed 10 meet with the Committee
on Streets, Alleys and Grades. Mr.. Myles
LID talked for fifteen or twenty minutes,
hut had Only ps:ted himself. lie liked TO
praise himselE,
Mr.. Garvin defended Mr.. Myles. lie
s.ij he had made such an explanation.
sir. IIauy moved that Mr.. Caldwell be
heard in regard TO the statements made by
Mr.. Oiylcs. Mr.. Caldwell tke?eqpOn ad-
dressed the Branch, d]lsclaimiug having
had Mr. Niyies il u.iEd When he made his
| statement about Z member OF the iSOard
having stock in the railway.
III HAD SUCH lNFoRMATIONi
it might be erroneous, aud it might not.
He hoped, in closing, that hen the Board
took the broad position that it would not
.2"et with 4 committee, that Council
Eyul4 Indicate its action by adhering to
What had becn 4 nc IN the Second Branch.
one or tWo otEcr rel, he's "lluded to
the stand taken ny the noaru, .ha .tep
Mr.. Myles said one reason why the Board
would not meet with the committee was
that it would be in n minority, and would
be voted dom right along.
Mr.. Drlhruggc'S amendment was then
put and last, and the ordinance was con
cludcl. Mr.. Delhrupge then moved toadd
an eighth section to the ordinance, making
il a condition that the Citizens Railway
: Company abandon any claim it might have
10 Jacob street, hollow Forty-secOnd street.
This brought on au0the. debate which
! listed well on to midnight, Messrg Huh
bari and Caldwell stepped into the ring,
aud for q half bpBr there was some lively
verbal spauilnr.
At last Mr.. Hubbard said lie CoEldp't
get the last word, il he tried. and the ad-
ditional section offered by Mr.. Delhrugge
was put to I vote and the result was a tie.
Tie Mayor yOted aye, and declared the
! -~artipv 2ilpt.I.